2022
Characteristics of HER2 Gene Amplification by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization in Endometrial Serous Carcinoma.
Buza N, Hui P. Characteristics of HER2 Gene Amplification by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization in Endometrial Serous Carcinoma. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2022, 146: 0. PMID: 35687792, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2021-0547-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial serous carcinomaClinical trial criteriaHER2 gene amplificationTrial criteriaHER2 immunohistochemistrySerous carcinomaAnti-human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) therapyClinical Oncology/CollegeHER2 testing algorithmHER2 FISHProspective clinical investigationHER2 IHC 2HER2/CEP17Gene amplificationContext of breastTherapeutic responseIHC 2HER2 amplificationAverage HER2Most tumorsClinical investigationImmunohistochemistryHER2 fluorescenceTumorsMonosomy 17
2020
Does Specimen Type Have an Impact on HER2 Status in Endometrial Serous Carcinoma? Discordant HER2 Status of Paired Endometrial Biopsy and Hysterectomy Specimens in the Presence of Frequent Intratumoral Heterogeneity
Rottmann D, Assem H, Matsumoto N, Wong S, Hui P, Buza N. Does Specimen Type Have an Impact on HER2 Status in Endometrial Serous Carcinoma? Discordant HER2 Status of Paired Endometrial Biopsy and Hysterectomy Specimens in the Presence of Frequent Intratumoral Heterogeneity. International Journal Of Gynecological Pathology 2020, 40: 263-271. PMID: 32897955, DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0000000000000690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial serous carcinomaDiscordant HER2 statusHER2 immunohistochemical scoresHER2 protein expressionSerous carcinomaHER2 statusEndometrial biopsies/curettingsImmunohistochemical scoreProtein expressionHER2 testingIntratumoral heterogeneityEndometrial biopsy/curettageProlonged progression-free survivalHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2 testing algorithmProgression-free survivalGrowth factor receptor 2HER2-negative tumorsFinal study cohortHER2-positive tumorsRecent clinical trialsSpecimen typesFactor receptor 2Optimal specimen types